Letting go: The challenge of leaving the family farm

Kim SavageRNZ·2 Jul, 2026 11:18 PM4 mins to read Sharon and Graham Peck and their son Duncan and his family, pictured on the family farm in South Canterbury. Sharon and Graham Peck and their son Duncan and his family, pictured on the family farm in South Canterbury.By Kim Savage of RNZ

At a Totara Valley farm in South Canterbury, the winter kale crops blow in the cold wind, but instead of being out moving fence breaks, Graham Peck, 70, and his wife Sharon, 68, can enjoy the view from the warmth and